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Fitria N, Agustina W, Sari Y O. Individuals’ Life Quality Affected by Pulmonary Tuberculosis in and After Intensive Rehabilitation Therapy. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal 2025; 23 (2)
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1- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia.
2- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia.
2- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia.
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Objective: Since pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) treatment takes at least six months, it would affect TB patients' quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to describe the life quality of individuals affected by pulmonary TB in the initial and post intensive treatment.
Method: This study used cross-sectional research on 40 TB patients in Padang City for two months start from February 2022. Participants were grouped into intensive and post-intensive rehabilitation phases equally. The “World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF)” measured patients' quality of life. The Mann-Whitney test served to pinpoint variations in patient life quality across the initial and post-intensive treatment phases.
Results: The findings indicated that most pulmonary tuberculosis patients in both sets fell within the moderate range in terms of their QoL. The QoL in the two-month post-intensive rehabilitation phase did not change (p>0.05). The QoL for pulmonary tuberculosis patients showed significant variance between those in intensive and post-intensive treatment, both in physical (p<0.05) and psychological (p<0.05) domains.
Discussion: It was found that patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the intensive treatment phase experienced a diminished quality of life relative to those receiving post-intensive care. Notably, statistical analysis revealed no significant discrepancies in terms of social relations and environmental conditions among participants of both therapy groups. Overall, there was no discernible difference in the patient's quality of life between those receiving intense rehabilitation and those receiving post-intensive rehabilitation for pulmonary TB. It may be inferred that even if there is no discernible difference and the patient's quality of life somewhat declines at the start of TB treatment, it will increase along with the length and effectiveness of treatment.
Method: This study used cross-sectional research on 40 TB patients in Padang City for two months start from February 2022. Participants were grouped into intensive and post-intensive rehabilitation phases equally. The “World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF)” measured patients' quality of life. The Mann-Whitney test served to pinpoint variations in patient life quality across the initial and post-intensive treatment phases.
Results: The findings indicated that most pulmonary tuberculosis patients in both sets fell within the moderate range in terms of their QoL. The QoL in the two-month post-intensive rehabilitation phase did not change (p>0.05). The QoL for pulmonary tuberculosis patients showed significant variance between those in intensive and post-intensive treatment, both in physical (p<0.05) and psychological (p<0.05) domains.
Discussion: It was found that patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the intensive treatment phase experienced a diminished quality of life relative to those receiving post-intensive care. Notably, statistical analysis revealed no significant discrepancies in terms of social relations and environmental conditions among participants of both therapy groups. Overall, there was no discernible difference in the patient's quality of life between those receiving intense rehabilitation and those receiving post-intensive rehabilitation for pulmonary TB. It may be inferred that even if there is no discernible difference and the patient's quality of life somewhat declines at the start of TB treatment, it will increase along with the length and effectiveness of treatment.
Article type: Original Research Articles |
Subject:
epidemiological studies
Received: 2023/08/27 | Accepted: 2024/02/17 | Published: 2025/06/28
Received: 2023/08/27 | Accepted: 2024/02/17 | Published: 2025/06/28
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